Taman Sari is a place where the Ruler of Jogja used to rest and relax with his family. The villa is prepared with fragrance from flowers and incense. Fruits will be brought over before the king and his family arrives.
The entrance to Taman Sari
The second entrance where kala is portrayed on the wall
The entrance leads to the main pool
The main pool is where the wives of the ruler and his children take a bath. The king would look at them from a tower that is situated on the left. From there he will pick one of his wives to spend the night with. According to the guide, he chooses the wife by throwing a flower to her.
The rest of the family members will then get dressed and leave the king and queen for the night.
The pool at far is for the king's children while the pool at foreground is for the wives. The building at the background is where the wives and children get dressed after the bath.
This is the private pool where the king will spend time with his chosen wife.
The king and his wife would spend the night at the villa. In between the public (main) pool and private pool, there is a building where the couple spends their night together.
On our way out there was a batik painting area
As we walked out of Taman Sari compound, we came across a few crafters making puppet shadow (wayang kulit)
Taman Sari is situated around a compound where the palace (kraton) and some houses for palace workers. This area is built with high white walls and is very crammed when there are a lot of tourists. The weather during our July trip was hot so you might want to bring a hat along.
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